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The budget bill’s expanded SNAP work requirements ignore the reality of low-wage work, writes Anna Gassman-Pines with co-author Elizabeth Ananat in The Regulatory Review.

Commentary by Duke University professors Lisa A. Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis and William A. Darity Jr.

Katie Rosanbalm talked to the School Superintendents Association for this article about innovative mental health initiatives in public schools.

Jennifer Lansford discussed her new child development research with the Society for Research in Child Development. She detailed how children build beliefs about safety in the world around them. ScienMag also summarized her research.

Charles Clotfelter was cited again for his public school demography work in this Times Union article about Albany, NY, public school representation.

Jennifer Lansford was cited in this Blick (Germany) article that examined and compared different cultural approaches to raising children.

“Love any Child Policy course. Of the ones I took, I liked Child Policy Research with Dr. Whitney McCoy, a phenomenal course. I was a freshman in that class. They were really sweet because I’d never written a research paper at that point, but they let me take the class.'”

Jennifer Lansford spoke at the United Nations, offering into four megatrends shaping families worldwide: technology, demographic shifts, urbanization and migration, and climate change.

Katie Rosanbalm was the featured expert for an article in St. Louis Mag that tells the story of one St. Louis school that has chosen to completely ban student cell phones on school grounds.

The Child Tax Credit is a valuable tax benefit for families with dependent children, currently offering up to $2,000 per qualifying child.